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Packard, Mosley discuss legislation condemning acts of hate, discrimination By Patrick Keck - pkeck@aimmediamidwest.com Portsmouth City Council convened on Monday night at Shawnee State University, its final session of the month. Photo by Patrick Keck. PORTSMOUTH — Almost exactly one year following the murder of Ahmaud Arbery, Portsmouth City Council introduced a discussion item devised to condemn and denounce acts of hate and discrimination in the city. Council’s newest members- 4th Ward Councilwoman Lyvette Mosley and 6th Ward Councilman Dennis Packard- spoke on the matter during Monda...

Portsmouth 2021 and beyond: Digital needs, interns in demand from city departments By Patrick Keck - pkeck@aimmediamidwest.com 1st Ward Councilman Sean Dunne (right) and fellow Portsmouth City Council members listened to reports from varying city departments during Saturday’s organizational meeting. Photo by Patrick Keck. PORTSMOUTH — City departments discussed their work, plans, and needs during Saturday’s organizational meeting held at Shawnee State University. The work ranged from public health missions to infrastructure, but common themes did emerge in terms of their wants in the n...

Entrepreneur panel takes on the challenge of addiction By Patrick Keck - pkeck@aimmediamidwest.com The Shawnee State University Kricker Innovation Hub put on the “Entrepreneurship in Recovery” livestream panel on Thursday evening. Photo by Patrick Keck. PORTSMOUTH — During a Thursday panel, entrepreneurs as close as Portsmouth and as far away as Canada discussed their work and experience in dealing with addiction. Whether through addiction services, podcasts or books, the panel hosted by the Shawnee State University Kricker Innovation Hub has taken varying ways to become sober and to p...

Citing increased workload, one city official salary could increase 20% By Patrick Keck - pkeck@aimmediamidwest.com Portsmouth City Council convened on Feb. 8 in regular session at the Shawnee State University Ballroom. Photo by Patrick Keck. PORTSMOUTH — In charge of moving Portsmouth forward with economic development and infrastructure improvements, Community Development Director Tracy Shearer could see her salary improve dramatically. Currently receiving just less than $50,000 per year, her salary would increase by 20% depending on how Portsmouth City Council takes on the legislation, wh...

Update: Flu hospitalizations remain low in Scioto, Ohio By Patrick Keck - pkeck@aimmediamidwest.com While flu vaccines have long been promoted as a way to slow the spread of the virus, mitigation efforts in place to slow the coronavirus are also helping keep hospitalizations down this flu season. File Photo. SCIOTO — Coronavirus numbers have been trending in the right direction as of late in Scioto County and Ohio. Yet, the same could be said for influenza hospitalizations during its entire 2020-2021 season. As previously reported by the Portsmouth Daily Times, public health experts fe...